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United States Patent | 5,547,053 |
Liang | August 20, 1996 |
A retractable handle apparatus for user-defined selective movement of an article of luggage along an underlying ground or supporting surface includes an elongate rigid graspable portion secured to a front wall surface of the article by a flexible portion that is coupled to the rigid portion. The flexible portion permit multi-directional pivotal and axially rotative movement of the graspable portion relative to the fixed front wall surface. A spring assembly extending along the flexible portion provides automatic return of the graspable portion to an initial position of nonuse when the handle is released by the user.
Inventors: | Liang; Joseph (P.O. Box 1060, Alpine, NJ 07620) |
Appl. No.: | 303062 |
Filed: | September 8, 1994 |
Current U.S. Class: | 190/115; 16/113.1; 190/18A; 190/39 |
Intern'l Class: | A45C 013/26 |
Field of Search: | 280/37,655,655.1 16/115,110 R 190/18 A,115,39 |
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